148, Lot: 450. Estimate $75. Sold for $65. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Nicephorus II Phocas. 963-969. AR Miliaresion (21mm, 2.30 g, 12h). Constantinople mint. Cross crosslet on steps with medallion of crowned, facing bust of Nicephorus; rosette at end of legend / Five-line legend. DOC III 6 var (* at end of legend); SB 1781. Good VF, toned, die shift and die break on reverse.

From the Robert Kutcher Collection.